noun
- a pointed metal tool used by sailors to separate strands of rope or wire
Usage: nautical
Examples
- The sailor used a marlinespike to splice the thick rope.
- Every rigger keeps a marlinespike in their tool kit.
- She worked the marlinespike between the rope strands to loosen them.
- The old marlinespike had a worn wooden handle from years of use.
- Without a marlinespike, untying the tight knot would be nearly impossible.
- The ship’s crew relied on marlinespikes for rope maintenance.